Boston University

For each course, give the course number, the course name, and a brief description (eg. Calculus-based, mostly engineering students, etc), then provide out the following information for each semester the course is offered:

Both sections taught by Manher Jariwala, who is a leader in pedagogical reform in the department.

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Semester

Number of sections taught*

Number of matched students**

Pre-test

average (%)

Post-test average (%)

Average normalized gain g***

Standard error of g****

Spr 2012

2

111

39.7

57.8

0.33

0.02

Spr 2013

2

66

36.9

58.4

0.34

0.03

Spring 2014

2

110

33.3

54.5

0.32

0.02

*If multiple sections of a course are taught by different instructors in a particular semester, please separate assessment data from sections taught by instructors who employ reformed or interactive curriculum and teaching methods and data from sections taught by instructors who employ traditional curriculum and teaching methods.

**If possible, calculate average scores only from students whose pre-tests and post-tests can be matched.

***Use the following formula to calculate the average normalize gain for matched pre- and post-test pairs: